"Listen,"
Dylan said while pulling his former body closer to him, "this is your
choice. You wanted to be a nine-year-old boy and have a carefree day at the
beach, just like when you were young. You wanted to play in the sea with my
friends and have fun building sandcastles. You thought I was just going to sit
here watching you have fun? Now I'm 39, I want to enjoy the perks of being an
adult. That means smoking a cigar and flirting with the cute boys on the
beach."

"What!?"
Mark exclaimed. "Flirting with boys? That's it, mister. We're done with
this. We're going home right now and we're going to change back. If I had known
you'd be such a brat in my body, I wouldn't have made the swap in the first
place."

"I'm not going
anywhere," Dylan said defiantly. "Besides, you don't call the shots
anymore. I'm the dad now and I will decide when we go home. Honestly, I'm not
sure I want to change back actually."

"How dare you,
boy? Once I get the amulet and change us back, I'm going to tan your
hide." Mark threatened.

"Listen here,
son," Dylan said in a stern voice, "don't ever speak to me like that
again. I'm your DAD and you should show me some respect. YOU wanted to come to
the beach and YOU wanted to have fun. I'm not going back to how it was. I like
being an adult. Besides, you forget who has the amulet now we're in each
other's bodies."

Mark suddenly realized
what his son said was true. He had put the amulet in the safe of his home
office. Luckily only he knew the code to open it. It was … Damn, what was it?
Oh no, he had forgotten! Mark tried to remember the combination but he just
couldn't.

Mark felt defeated. He
realized that instant that he was stuck being a nine-year-old.

"Now, let daddy
have some peace and quiet, so he can talk with the other adults here. Go and
play with your friends, SON. Look, they're already wondering why it's taking so
long for you to join them again. Have some fun, sport." Dylan ruffled his
new son's hair, who was a bit down in the mouth.

"Ok, dad."
the new Dylan said, after which he ran to his new friends with tears in his
eyes.